Acodiplosis inulae
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Cecidomyiidae
- Genus: Acodiplosis
- Species: Acodiplosis inulae
Visual Description
Acodiplosis inulae is a species of gall midge within the family Cecidomyiidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the adult insects exhibit the characteristic delicate, slender body form typical of many cecidomyiids, with long, thin legs and antennae.[1] The wings are generally transparent or translucent with reduced venation, a common feature in this family.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Acodiplosis inulae is known to interact with plants in the family Asteraceae. Specifically, it has been documented as having host associations with plants in the genus Inula and the species Pentanema britannicum (formerly often classified within Inula).[2] As a member of the Cecidomyiidae, it is likely that the larvae induce galls on these host plants, which is a primary ecological role for many species in this family.
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Acodiplosis / inulae constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Acodiplosis inulae. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Acodiplosis%20inulae. Accessed 2026-07-14.